About The Artist

As a continuation from previous social commentary work, this body of work focuses on the connections or unifying similarities between humans and the natural carbon-based universe, and celebrates their unity. This unity is captured on canvas by mixing upcycled sawdust into acrylic polymers and paint to create dimensional, sculpted paintings using the colors and organic forms of nature. Inspired by the work of Caravaggio, Picasso and surrealists like Dorothea Tanning, a chiaroscuro effect is used to emphasize the growing disappearance of natural resources and the birth of artificial/superficial replacements, referred to as masks. These masks also symbolize appendages worn by women, willingly or otherwise, and the struggle to overcome societal rigors and constraints. Most of the pieces represent the outwardly image that we see with our eyes; the symbols of the shallow, superficial trends of society. However, the use of upcycled sawdust reflects hope for a deeper understanding of each other and the environment in which we live. Each piece portrays the singularity of the individual nature, while representing the universal forces and connectivity that binds us together.